Bible Commentaries

Genesis 8:1 — CAPITULO VIII Al cabo de ciento cincuenta días las aguas comienzan a disminuir , 1-3. El arca descansa sobre el monte Ararat , 4. El primero del décimo mes aparecen las cimas de los cerros , 5. La ventana se abrió y se enviò el cuervo , 6, 7. La paloma envió y  ella volviò , 8, 9. La paloma envió una segunda vez y ella regresa con una hoja de aceituna  , 10, 11. La paloma envió por tercera vez y no regresa más , 12. En el vigésimo día del segundo mes la tierra está completamente seca ,

Exodus 28:15 — Verse Exodus 28:15. The breastplate of judgment — חשן משפט choshen mishpat, the same as the חשן choshen, see Exodus 25:7, but here called the breastplate of judgment, because the high priest wore it upon his breast when he went to ask counsel of the Lord, to give judgment in any particular case; as also when he sat as judge to teach the law, and to determine controversies. See Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 17:8-9.

Exodus 37:1 — CHAPTER XXXVII Bezaleel and Aholiab make the ark, 1-5. The mercy-seat, 6. The two cherubim, 7-9. The table of the shew-bread, and its vessels, 10-16. The candlestick, 17-24. The golden altar of incense, 25-28. The holy anointing oil and perfume, 29. NOTES ON CHAP. XXXVIIVerse Exodus 37:1. And Bezaleel made the ark, &c. — For a description of the ark, see Exodus 25:10, &c. Exodus 25:10; Exodus 25:10.

Exodus 7:5 — Verse Exodus 7:5. And bring out the children of Israel — Pharaoh's obstinacy was either caused or permitted in mercy to the Egyptians, that he and his magicians being suffered to oppose Moses and Aaron to the uttermost of their power, the Israelites might be brought out of Egypt in so signal a manner, in spite of all the opposition of the Egyptians, their king, and their gods, that Jehovah might appear to be All-mighty and All-sufficient.

1 Kings 7:38 — Verse 1 Kings 7:38. Then made he ten lavers — These were set on the ten bases or pedestals, and were to hold water for the use of the priests in their sacred office, particularly to wash the victims that were to be offered as a burnt-offering, as we learn from 2 Chronicles 4:6; but the brazen sea was for the priests to wash in. The whole was a building of vast art, labour, and expense.

1 Chronicles 17:1 — CHAPTER XVII David consults Nathan about building a temple for God, 1, 2. God sends him an answer by Nathan, informing him that Solomon shall build the house, 3-14. David receives the Divine purpose with humility and joy, and gives God praise, 15-27. NOTES ON CHAP. XVIIVerse 1 Chronicles 17:1. Now it came to pass — See every thing recorded in this chapter amply detailed in Clarke's notes on "2 Samuel 7:1", &c.

2 Chronicles 19:2 — Verse 2 Chronicles 19:2. Jehu the son of Hanani — We have met with this prophet before; 1 Kings 16:7.Therefore is wrath upon thee — That is, Thou deservest to be punished. And who can doubt this, who knows that he did help the ungodly, and did love them that hated Jehovah? And is not the wrath of God upon all those alliances which his people form with the ungodly, whether they be social, matrimonial, commercial, or political?

Job 15:7 — Verse Job 15:7. Art thou the first man that was born? — Literally, "Wert thou born before Adam?" Art thou in the pristine state of purity and innocence? Or art thou like Adam in his first state? It does not become the fallen descendant of a fallen parent to talk as thou dost.Made before the hills? — Did God create thee the beginning of his ways? or wert thou the first intelligent creature which his hands have formed?

Job 24:7 — Verse Job 24:7. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing — Or rather, They spend the night naked, without clothing; and without a covering from the cold: another characteristic of the wandering Arabs. They are ill-fed, ill-clothed. and often miserable off, even for tents. They can have little household stuff: as they are plunderers, they are often obliged to fly for their lives, and cannot encumber themselves with what is not absolutely needful.

Job 7:14 — Verse Job 7:14. Thou sparest me with dreams — There is no doubt that Satan was permitted to haunt his imagination with dreadful dreams and terrific appearances; so that, as soon as he fell asleep, he was suddenly roused and alarmed by those appalling images. He needed rest by sleep, but was afraid to close his eyes because of the horrid images which were presented to his imagination. Could there be a state more deplorable than this?

Proverbs 7:20 — Verse Proverbs 7:20. He hath taken — Literally, "The money bag he hath taken in his hand." He is gone a journey of itinerant merchandising. This seems to be what is intended.And will come home at the day appointed. — ליום הכסא leyom hakkase, the time fixed for a return from such a journey. The Vulgate says, "at the full moon." The Targum, "the day of the assembly." In other words, He will return by the approaching festival.

Leviticus 14:7 — Verse Leviticus 14:7. Shall let the living bird loose — The Jews teach that wild birds were employed on this occasion, no tame or domestic animal was used. Mr. Ainsworth piously conjectures that the living and dead birds were intended to represent the death and resurrection of Christ, by which an atonement was made to purify the soul from its spiritual leprosy. The bird let loose bears a near analogy to the scapegoat. See Leviticus 16:5-10.

Isaiah 30:7 — Verse Isaiah 30:7. Their strength is to sit still - "Rahab the Inactive."] The two last words, הם שבת hem shabeth, joined into one, make the participle pihel המשבת hammeshabbeth. I find the learned Professor Doederlein, in his version of Isaiah, and note on this place, has given the same conjecture; which he speaks of as having been formerly published by him. A concurrence of different persons in the same conjecture adds to it a greater degree of probability.

Isaiah 50:7 — Verse Isaiah 50:7. Therefore have I set my face like a flint — The Prophet Ezekiel, Ezekiel 2:8-9, has expressed this with great force in his bold and vehement manner: "Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, And thy forehead strong against their foreheads: As an adamant, harder than a rock, have I made thy forehead; Fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, Though they be a rebellious house."

Numbers 11:7 — Verse Numbers 11:7. The manna was as coriander seed — Probably this short description is added to show the iniquity of the people in murmuring, while they had so adequate a provision. But the baseness of their minds appears in every part of their conduct.About the bdellium of the ancients the learned are not agreed; and I shall not trouble the reader with conjectures. Genesis 2:12. Concerning the manna, see the notes on Exodus 16:1-36.

Numbers 28:1 — CHAPTER XXVIII All the offerings of God to be offered in their due season, 1, 2. The continual burnt-offering for the morning, 3-6; and its drink-offering, 7. The continual burnt-offering for the evening, 8. The offerings for the Sabbath, 9, 10. The offerings for the beginning of each month, 11-15. Repetition of the ordinances concerning the passover, 16-25. Ordinances concerning the day of first-fruits or pentecost, 26-31. NOTES ON CHAP. XXVIII

Numbers 7:84 — Verse Numbers 7:84. This was the dedication of the altar, in the day, c.] Meaning here the time in which it was dedicated for as each tribe had a whole day for its representative or prince to present the offerings it had provided, consequently the dedication, in which each had his day, must have lasted twelve days: the words therefore, in this text, refer to the last day or twelfth, in which this dedication was completed.

Judges 17:7 — Verse Judges 17:7. Of the family of Judah — The word family may be taken here for tribe; or the young man might have been of the tribe of Judah by his mother, and of the tribe of Levi by his father, for he is called here a Levite; and it is probable that he might have officiated at Shiloh, in the Levitical office. A Levite might marry into any other tribe, providing the woman was not an heiress.

Judges 7:2 — Verse Judges 7:2. The people that are with thee are too many — Had he led up a numerous host against his enemies, the excellence of the power by which they were discomfited might have appeared to be of man and not of God. By the manner in which this whole transaction was conducted, both the Israelites and Midianites must see that the thing was of God. This would inspire the Israelites with confidence, and the Midianites with fear.

2 Samuel 2:7 — Verse 2 Samuel 2:7. Now let your hands be strengthened — David certainly wished to attach the men of Jabesh to his interest; he saw that they were generous and valiant, and must be of great service to him whose part they espoused; and he was no doubt afraid that they would attach themselves to the house of Saul, in consideration of the eminent services Saul had rendered them in rescuing them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites.